Yūichi Shikato
Shikato in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 鹿戸雄一 |
| Born | May 23, 1962 (age 63) Hokkaido, Japan |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Significant horses | |
| Screen Hero, Efforia, Win Carnelian | |
Yūichi Shikato (鹿戸雄一) is retired jockey andJapanese racehorse trainer.
Biography
Shikato was born to father Tadao, a farm worker in the Hidaka area of Hokkaido, and mother Toshiko on May 1962.[1] Having grown up in and around horses, with his distant relatives including Yukiharu Shikato, another jockey, and Akira Shikato, known for jockeying Ten Point, his desire to also becoming a jockey grew.[1]
Shikato debuted on March 1984. He was originally slated to debut on a maiden race on March 3, but after the horse he was supposed to ride was scratched, his debut was pushed back a day to a maiden race held on March 4 at Nakayama Racecourse.[2] Shikato would be win his first graded race in 1991 when he won the Tamatsubaki Kinen with Yodono Chikara.[3]
Shikato started to struggle with his weight in the 2000s, and started to consider changing to become a horse trainer, when Kazuo Fujisawa invited to teach him the basics, and was also invited to travel to the United Kingdom with Zenno Rob Roy, who ran the International Stakes in 2005.[4]
In 2007, Shikato earned his trainer license and retired from being a jockey.[5][6]
Shikato opened his stable the following year, and that same year he won his first graded race and Grade I race with Screen Hero, a horse Shikato inherited from Susumu Yano's stable, who won both the Copa Republica Argentina and Japan Cup that year.[7][8]
On September 28, 2025, Win Carnelian won the Sprinters Stakes, marking the first Grade I victory for both the horse and jockey Kosei Miura.[9]
Major wins
- Arima Kinen - Efforia (2021)
- Japan Cup - Screen Hero (2008)[7]
- Satsuki Shō - Efforia (2021)
- Sprinters Stakes - Win Carnelian (2025)[9]
- Tennō Shō (Autumn) - Efforia (2021)
Personal life
Shikato's daughter is a tarento who is married to Kiwamu Ogino, a JRA jockey.[10][11]
References
- ^ a b Hiramatsu, Satoshi (2021-02-18). "ある調教師の今は亡き弟が生んだ「若き騎手との縁」による重賞勝利の物語". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ^ "鹿戸雄一の騎手成績｜競馬データベース - netkeiba.com". db.netkeiba.com. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ^ "鹿戸雄一のプロフィール | 騎手データ". netkeiba (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ^ Hiramatsu, Satoshi (2021-05-11). "伯楽のダービー回避で思い出される英国遠征を含めた幾つかのエピソードとは……". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ^ "鹿戸雄一騎手と本田優騎手が調教師免許試験に合格". ラジオNIKKEI (in Japanese). 2007-02-15. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ^ "中山で鹿戸騎手、奥平調教師の引退セレモニー". netkeiba (in Japanese). 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ^ a b "鹿戸雄師「最後までひやひや、ドキドキ」／ＪＣ". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 2008-11-30. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ^ "鹿戸雄師 開業初年度でＧ１初勝利". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ^ a b "【スプリンターズＳ】「本当に長かったですね」三浦皇成騎手が127回目の挑戦でG1初制覇！". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2025-09-28. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
- ^ "【有馬記念】父は鹿戸調教師、馬事文化応援アイドル成瀬琴 ブーケドール大好き「端正な顔立ちで一生懸命」 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex ギャンブル". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-24.
- ^ "タレント・成瀬琴が結婚を発表 騎手・荻野極と「温かい家庭を築いていけたら」 父は調教師". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 2025-05-21. Retrieved 2026-01-26.